National Basketball Association
Tennessee 73, Georgia 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # John Hampton, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
19379
By SportsDirect Inc.
Trae Golden registered 16 points, six rebounds and five assists off the bench as host Tennessee rallied for a 73-62 victory over Georgia on Saturday.
Jeronne Maymon added a team-high 15 points for the Volunteers (11-12, 3-5 SEC), who avenged an earlier loss to the Bulldogs (10-12, 1-7) and improved to 8-1 over their last nine home games.
Tennessee, which gave Georgia its only conference win on Jan. 18, appeared to be in trouble against the Bulldogs again after Nemanja Djurisic hit a jumper to leave the Volunteers trailing 41-34 with 14:25 left in the game.
However, Jordan McRae and Golden hit 3-pointers on the next two possessions to ignite a 27-10 run over an 11-minute stretch to establish the first double-digit lead by either team.
The Bulldogs, who lost their fourth straight game despite committing a season-low five turnovers, shot only 36.4 percent from the field. Georgia has shot less than 40 percent in all but one SEC contest.
The frustration appeared to come to a head for Bulldogs coach Mark Fox with 20 seconds remaining as he was handed two quick technical fouls and ejected after protesting a non-foul call.
Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Georgia with 16 points and six rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Georgia |
|
Tennessee |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 16 |
Scoring |
Trae Golden 16 |
Gerald Robinson 7 |
Assists |
Trae Golden 5 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 |
Rebounds |
Jarnell Stokes 9 |
Gerald Robinson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeronne Maymon 9 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Steals |
Jeronne Maymon 1 |
Marcus Thornton 1 |
Blocks |
Jarnell Stokes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia
|
62 |
36.4 |
7-15 |
15-20 |
9 |
28 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
Tennessee
|
73 |
45.2 |
7-22 |
28-37 |
12 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
10 |